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The Examination

Amanda Drane

Amanda Drane is an energy reporter for the Houston Chronicle.

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The Examination
Industrial pollution

Texas lawmakers urge better regulation of toxic gas

Legislators respond to The Examination and Houston Chronicle investigation of oil companies leaking hydrogen sulfide near families and schools.

July 22, 2024
The Examination
Industrial pollution

Is leaking hydrogen sulfide a risk to Texans living near oil wells?

A new investigation examines the health threat of H2S, a strong-smelling poisonous gas that saturates the Permian Basin of West Texas and other oil-production regions.

June 12, 2024
H2S sign in Odessa
Industrial pollution

Oil companies leak toxic gas across Texas — making local residents sick

Tens of thousands of people live close to oil and gas wells where they risk exposure to hazardous levels of hydrogen sulfide. Regulators do little to protect them.

June 12, 2024

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